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ⓘ About Jinty James
Jinty James is a reputed American writer of cozy mystery, fantasy, witchcraft, thriller, magical, and suspense stories. She is well known for writing the Coffee Witch Cozy Mystery series and the Norwegian Forest Cafe Mystery series. The former is also known as the Maddie Goodwell series. Author Jinty is credited to have created the lead protagonists Maddie Goodwell and Lauren Crenshaw in her book series. Besides the human main characters, her books contain also a pet animal in the lead role, specifically a cat. With Maddie Goodwell, she has depicted a Persian cat named Trixie that assists her in solving murder mysteries, while Lauren Crenshaw has a Norwegian Forest cat named Annie as her partner in the investigation murder mysteries.
All Book Series by Jinty James
Incantations and Iced Coffee
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2018
One Bad Review Can Be Fatal
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jinty James?
Jinty James is a reputed American writer of cozy mystery, fantasy, witchcraft, thriller, magical, and suspense stories. She is well known for writing the Coffee Witch Cozy Mystery series and the Norwegian Forest Cafe Mystery series. The former is also known as the Maddie Goodwell series.
Which Jinty James series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Coffee Witch Cozy Mystery series, the earliest of Jinty James's multi-book series: it opens with Spells and Spiced Latte (2016) and runs to 6 books across 2016–2018, ending with Incantations and Iced Coffee (2018). Jinty James's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jinty James written?
Jinty James has 45 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2016 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 4 named series — the largest being the Norwegian Forest Café Cozy Mystery series with 23 books.
In what order should Jinty James's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jinty James's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Coffee Witch Cozy Mystery (2016–2018, 6 books), Norwegian Forest Café Cozy Mystery (2018–2023, 23 books) and Senior Sleuthing Club Cozy Mystery (2023–2025, 13 books), plus 1 more.
How are Jinty James's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jinty James's 45 books into 4 named series, with no standalone titles: Norwegian Forest Café Cozy Mystery (23 books, 2018–2023); Senior Sleuthing Club Cozy Mystery (13 books, 2023–2025); Coffee Witch Cozy Mystery (6 books, 2016–2018); Pru and Pip Private Investigators (3 books, 2026).